Rugby World Cup general discussion

[booboo]

@Kirwan said in Rugby World Cup news:

@booboo Well that would be the obvious solution, but they made it more complicated in 99. I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to pull a rabbit out somehow or rather.

Did I just get wooshed?

[booboo]

@Chris said in Rugby World Cup news:

@taniwharugby

Pickerall unable to be developed, no feel for the game what so ever.

My question is: did he play?

[Chris]

@booboo

Looking at the way he refs I would say no,
But am not 100% on that.
He doesn’t see where the game is flowing
Or have any understanding of the way a game moves.

[Kirwan]

@booboo you said four pools of five for 20 teams right? In 99, they did five pools of four for 20, and a complicated playoff structure. I would expect them to be that stupid again.

[booboo]

@Kirwan yeah, recall the weirdness of '99.

But since then ... they've just fucked up the seedlings...

[booboo]

@Chris pretty much my point.

Doesn't seem to have the grasp of those who have played it and lived it and debated and drunk and drunked and argued it. Seems to know the laws and theory, not the experience.

[booboo]

[Daffy Jaffy]

World cup 23 medals

[Bones]

Darren Walton - AAP  /  Jun 4, 2023

Christian Lealiifano eyes shock Samoa World Cup selection

Former Wallabies playmaker Christian Lealiifano has revealed his intention to play for Samoa at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.

[Victor Meldrew]

@Bones

After what he's been thru, if anyone deserves another RWC shot it's Christian Lealiifano.

[Crucial]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Rugby World Cup news:

World cup 23 medals

Might be the only time we see them.

[Daffy Jaffy]

[Machpants]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Rugby World Cup news:

Is it me or does that ball look very rounded?

[Daffy Jaffy]

Fiji world cup training group -

[Bones]

@Daffy-Jaffy no Tavatavanawai? Interesting

[frugby]

@Bones Seemingly intent on playing for New Zealand...

[Machpants]

When you're away from the screen

Rugby World Cup, Sport, Rugby

NZME secures Rugby World Cup 2023 broadcast rights

NZME will broadcast all All Blacks’ games from the tournament live.

[Kiwiwomble]

@mariner4life said in Rugby World Cup news:

@booboo dodgy maths aside, a 24 team tournament where 16 then go on to make the "play offs"?

get. entirely. fucked.

why does rugby hate itself?

this is where football has it sorted, everyone has to qualify (except host and current champion i think)...so you grow your sport with the big teams having to play the smaller ones during qualifying...your tier 2 and a couple of wide cards will make the cup proper...but play off are all going to be tough heavy weight matches...really exciting

[Crucial]

@booboo said in Rugby World Cup news:

@Chris said in Rugby World Cup news:

@taniwharugby

Pickerall unable to be developed, no feel for the game what so ever.

My question is: did he play?

Old question I know, but given that poor old Taniwha copped his first reffing outing at about age 12 (and presumably he had some warm ups), I'd say no he didn't get past Rippa

[Crucial]

Disagree on cutting the RWC to 16.
Rugby isn't football. Different game turnarounds, different culture, different depth.
What is needed though is something similar to 7s where ranking contests continue after getting knocked out of the race to the top. Plate, Bowl etc
Those games could be spread through the week to keep eyes on the screens in the latter stages. I reckon you'd get some good match ups.
The 'minnows' usually only get one game they have a chance of winning with no 'prize'. Let's see them go into their own comp. The prize being some decent world ranking points and chance to move up the ladder. That flows through to better games, better ratings, better sponsorship for those teams to improve.